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  <h1 class="topictitle1">Step 3: Registering an Informix/GBase 8s Instance</h1>
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    <h4 class="sectiontitle">Prerequisites</h4>
    <p>The host where the instance is located has been registered.</p>
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    <h4 class="sectiontitle">Procedure</h4>
    <p><strong>Registering a single Informix/GBase 8s instance</strong></p>
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     <li><span>Choose <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164611802__en-us_topic_0000002199964685_uicontrol1138252616373"><b><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164611802__en-us_topic_0000002199964685_text73821261375"><strong>Protection</strong></span> &gt; Databases &gt; Informix/GBase 8s</b></span>.</span></li>
     <li><span>Click the <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Instance</strong></span></b></span> tab.</span></li>
     <li><span>Click <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Register</strong></span></b></span> to register Informix/GBase 8s.</span></li>
     <li><span>Set <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Type</strong></span></b></span> to <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Single instance</strong></span></b></span>.</span></li>
     <li><span>Configure the database instance and its authentication information.</span><p></p><p><a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164611802__table15124911184515">Table 1</a> describes the related parameters.</p>
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         <b>Table 1 </b>Registration information of a single Informix/GBase 8s instance
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          <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="25.629999999999995%" headers="mcps1.3.2.3.5.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p><span><strong>Name</strong></span></p></td>
          <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="74.37%" headers="mcps1.3.2.3.5.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p>Use the same instance name as that in the production environment.</p></td>
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          <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="25.629999999999995%" headers="mcps1.3.2.3.5.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p><span><strong>Cluster</strong></span></p></td>
          <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="74.37%" headers="mcps1.3.2.3.5.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p>Select a created cluster.</p></td>
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          <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="25.629999999999995%" headers="mcps1.3.2.3.5.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p>Sqlhost file path</p></td>
          <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="74.37%" headers="mcps1.3.2.3.5.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p>Enter the absolute path of the <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164611802__en-us_topic_0000002164611802_b110289975645614">Sqlhost</strong> file.</p></td>
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          <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="25.629999999999995%" headers="mcps1.3.2.3.5.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p>Onconfig file path</p></td>
          <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="74.37%" headers="mcps1.3.2.3.5.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p>Enter the absolute path of the <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164611802__en-us_topic_0000002164611802_b53215352245628">Onconfig</strong> file.</p></td>
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     <li><span>Click <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>OK</strong></span></b></span>.</span></li>
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    <p><strong>Registering an Informix/GBase 8s cluster instance</strong></p>
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     <li><span>On the Informix/GBase 8s page, click the <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Instance</strong></span></b></span> tab.</span></li>
     <li><span>Click <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Register</strong></span></b></span>.</span></li>
     <li><span>Set <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Type</strong></span></b></span> to <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Cluster instance</strong></span></b></span>.</span></li>
     <li><span>Customize an instance name.</span></li>
     <li><span>Click <span><strong>Add</strong></span>. In the displayed dialog box, add all nodes of the cluster instance.</span><p></p><p><a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164611802__en-us_topic_0000001311214069_table241515964115">Table 2</a> describes the related parameters.</p>
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         <b>Table 2 </b>Informix/GBase 8s cluster registration information
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          <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="25.629999999999995%" headers="mcps1.3.2.5.5.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p><span><strong>Name</strong></span></p></td>
          <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="74.37%" headers="mcps1.3.2.5.5.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p>Instance name.</p></td>
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          <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="25.629999999999995%" headers="mcps1.3.2.5.5.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p><span><strong>Cluster</strong></span></p></td>
          <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="74.37%" headers="mcps1.3.2.5.5.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p>Select a created cluster.</p></td>
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          <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="25.629999999999995%" headers="mcps1.3.2.5.5.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p>Sqlhost file path</p></td>
          <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="74.37%" headers="mcps1.3.2.5.5.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164611802__p1994421119162">Enter the absolute path of the <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164611802__b110289975645614">Sqlhost</strong> file.</p></td>
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          <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="25.629999999999995%" headers="mcps1.3.2.5.5.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p>Onconfig file path</p></td>
          <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="74.37%" headers="mcps1.3.2.5.5.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164611802__p1794451141619">Enter the absolute path of the <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164611802__b53215352245628">Onconfig</strong> file.</p></td>
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     <li><span>Click <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>OK</strong></span></b></span>.</span></li>
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